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TWISTER RING OILER Filed July 20, 1955 FIG I FIG 4 FIG 3 FIG 5 IN VEN TOR.

RUDOLPH W. JON E5 SR.

ATTORNEY United States Patent Q i TWISTER RING OILER Rudolph W. Jones, Sn, Macon, Ga.

Application July 20, 1953, Serial No. 368,881

4 Claims. (Cl. 222-117) This invention relates to oiling and greasing devices, and more particularly to a twister ring oiler which finds particular use for oiling or greasing the spinning or twister rings found in textile mills.

The spinning and twister rings in textile mills are provided with travelers which fly around the rings at tremendous speeds. In order to prevent undue wear, the rings must be frequently oiled, but great care must be taken to apply just the proper amount of oil or grease at the proper place so that the oil will not get onto the yarn being handled by the equipment.

The need has long existed for an oiling device for twister rings which will serve the long felt need of applying grease at just the right spots in the proper needed quantity; however, no prior art device has been entirely satisfactory.

it is an object of my invention to provide a twister ring oiler which will apply oil or grease to both the inner periphery and the top surface of a twister ring simultaneously.

Another object of my invention is to provide a twister ring oiler which will apply a lubricant to a twister ring at the proper places and simultaneously provide its own shield to prevent the lubricant from touching the yarn being handled.

Another object of my invention is to provide a twister ring oiler which is simple in design, rugged in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in operation.

Other and further objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side view of an oiler embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2--2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of a detail taken along the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 55 in Fig. 2. p

In the embodiment chosen for purpose of illustration, I have shown my twister ring oiler in association with a pressure-type grease gun of ordinary construction, the gun having a cylindrical supply chamber which may conveniently be held in one hand, and being provided with a spring returned plunger 11 by means of which grease is customarily forced from the gun through the barrel 12. Fig. 1 shows my oiler attached to the gun barrel 12 by means of the threaded inlet pipe 13. The inlet pipe 13 is afiixed to an arcuate head 14 which is hollow for the reception of a lubricant, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. This hollow head is formed of metal or other rigid material which is suitable for retaining the arcuate shape in which it is set to conform to the size of the ring to be oiled. It will be observed that the head 14 is convex on the side adjacent the inlet pipe 13, and is concave on 2,743,345 Patented May 1, 1956 the side outwardly away from the inlet pipe 13. Also, it will be noted that the depending arcuate head 14 is set at an angle of approximately to the inlet pipe 13 from which it depends.

A sponge rubber cover 15 is provided for my oiler, and this rubber cover completely encases the head 14 and the end of the inlet pipe connected thereto, as well as covering a horizontal flange 16 which passes beneath the ice inlet pipe 13 and extends to the extremities of the arcuate head 14. The purpose of this horizontal flange is twofold. First, it serves to distribute the lubricant applied to the top of the twister ring; and, secondly, it serves to provide a stop gauge for the device in use, as the device is placed inside a twister ring for oiling the interior thereof. The inlet pipe 13 is provided with a discharge opening 17 which extends through the sponge rubber covering 16 and has its opening in a horizontal plane parallel with the bottom of flange 16. The head 14 is provided with a plurality of openings 18 which extend through the convex wall of the head and outwardly through the sponge rubber covering, as best seen in Figs. 2, 4 and 5. It will be observed that the lubricant discharge opening 17 discharges grease beneath the flange 16 near the top of my device, whereas the discharge openings 13 are provided near the bottom of my oiler for the discharge of lubricant well down inside the twister ring, suflicient surface being provided on the sponge rubber covering 15 for evenly distributing the lubricant as my oiler is swung around inside the twistcr ring.

In operation, it will be obvious that when my device is placed inside a twister ring, pressure may be applied to the plunger 11 to eject lubricant from the opening 17 to be spread beneath the flange 16, and simultaneously therewith lubricant will be ejected from the lower openings 18 on the convex face of my oiler for an even distribution of the lubricant about the inner surface of the twister ring.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many modifications, changes and adaptations can be made in the single embodiment chosen for purpose of illustration without departing from the scope of my invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a twister ring oiler, an arcuate head, said head being hollow for reception of a lubricant, an inlet pipe connected to the top of said head and communicating with the hollow interior for the introduction of a lubricant into said head, said head being formed of shape retaining material and being convex on the side adjacent said inlet pipe and concave on the side outwardly away from said inlet pipe, a flange on top of said head extending beneath said inlet pipe, and a lubricant spreading cover fastened about said head and said flange, said oiler being provided with a lubricant discharge opening for discharging lubricant on the convex side of said head and also a lubricant discharge opening for discharging lubricant beneath said flange.

2. In a twister ring oiler, an arcuate head, said head being hollow for reception of a lubricant, an inlet pipe connected to the top of said head and communicating with the hollow interior for the introduction of a lubricant into said head, said head being formed of shaperetaining material and being convex on the side adjacent said inlet pipe and concave on the side outwardly away from said inlet pipe, a flange on top of said head extending beneath said inlet pipe, said oiler being provided with a lubricant discharge opening for discharging lubricant on the convex side of said head and also a lubricant discharge opening for discharging lubricant beneath said flange, and a covering surrounding said head and said flange for spreading lubricant, said covering being v 3, provided with lubricant discharge openings respectively in registry with said discharge openings in said oiler.

3. In a twister ring oiler, an arcuate head, said head being hollow for reception of a lubricant, inlet means connected to the top of said head and communicating with the hollow interior for the introduction of a lubricant into said head, said head being formed of shaperetaining material and being convex on the side adjacent said inlet means and concave on the side outwardly away from said inlet means, a flange on top of said head beneath said inlet means, said oiler being provided with a lubricant discharge opening for discharging lubricant onthe convex side of said head and a lubricant disdlfltC-opening for discharging lubricant beneath said rand a sponge rubber covering surrounding said and said flange, said covering being provided with lubricant discharge openings respectively in registry with slid-discharge openings in said oiler.

4. In I twister ring oiler, an arcuate head, said head being hollow for reception of a lubricant, an inlet pipe connected to the top of said head and communicating with the hollow interior for the introduction of a lubricam said head, said head being formed of shaperetaining material and being convex on the side adjacent said inlet pipe and concave on the side outwardly away from said inlet pipe, a flange on top of said head extending beneath said inlet pipe, said head being provided with a lubricant discharge opening for discharging lubricant on the convex side thereof, said inlet pipe being provided with a lubricant discharge opening on the bottorn thereof for discharging lubricant beneath said flange, and a sponge rubber covering surrounding said head and said flange, said covering being provided with lubricant discharge openings respectively in registry with the discharge opening in said head and the discharge opening in said inlet pipe.

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